California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Truckee, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Truckee, California on Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 11:15 PM PST (07:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4km W of Tahoe Vista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-23 07:15:00 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.457° N, 120.268° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.1Nevada · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of Truckee, California · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.72 km ENE of East Quincy, California · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.03km WSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.64km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 26
  12. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.96 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.59 km N of Kirkwood, California · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, California · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.39km N of Loma Rica, CA · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8
  16. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.83km N of Spring Garden, CA · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.510 km S of Sparks, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00801031. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.